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Patented Feb; 28, R. n. SAFFORD.

FLY PAPER HOLDER.

(Application filed Nov. 26, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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ROBERT D. SAFFORD, OF NElV YORK, N. Y.

FLY-PAPER HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 620,505, dated February28, 1899.

Application filed November 26, 1898. Serial No. 697,540. (No model.)

To ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT D. SAFFORD, of the city of New York, boroughof Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have inventeda new and Improved Fly-Paper Holder, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to an improvement in devices designed for holding asheet of sticky fly-paper, the object of the invention being to hold thepaper extended, so that it will not roll up, and also to protect it insuch manner that other articles will not come in contact with the stickysurface of the paper.

My invention comprises the novel features hereinafter shown anddescribed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indi catecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a perspective view of my device. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsection taken on the line 2 2 in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a cross-sectionthereof on the line 3 3 in Fig. 1.

My device is constructed of bent wire and comprises a frame upon whichthe paper is laid and two bails which are pivoted to the edges of theframe and fold over the paper, holding the paper in place upon the frameand forming a guard for the protection of the sticky surface of thepaper. The wire forming a frame is bent so as to give it an outlinesubstantially agreeing with the outline of the sheet of fly-paper. Sucha sheet of paper is ordinarily made in the form of a rectangle which islonger in one direction than in the other. The frame is therefore madewith two sides A somewhat longer than the ends B, the wire at thecorners being bent downward so as to form loops D, which serve as legsor supports. The wires are preferably bent inward slightly from astraight line on all four of the sides, as indicated by full lines at bfor the end sections, or are slightly curved inward, as shown by dottedlines at a for the side sections. The object of this construction is toform a support for the edges of the paper, so that it will not rollunder the frame. The wire may, however, if desired, be continued in astraight line from one corner to the next, as shown by full lines forthe side pieces A and by the dotted lines for the end pieces B.

The side pieces Ahave an upwardly-curved section 0 located just withinthe downwardlyextending loops D and forming the pivot upon which thebails are pivoted. The frame is also provided with cross-bars E and E,which, as shown, extend from corner to corner diagonally of the frame,one of the bars E being a continuation of the wire which forms theoutline of the frame. The free end of this wire, as well as the ends ofthe wire forming the other bar, are looped about the frame, as shown at0. Both of the diagonal bars E and E are provided with loops 6 neartheir ends, said loops being adapted to receive the paperholding pointsfof the bails.

The bails F F consist each of a wire which is bent in approximately asemicircular form and pivoted by loops I to opposite ends of one of theside pieces A of the frame. These loops 1 are closed togethersufficient-ly to prevent the bail from escaping from the loops 0. Thefree end of the wire is then bent to one side, forming the hooks orpoints f, which are so located as to pass through the loops e when thebails are thrown downward or into the position shown by full lines inFigs. 1 and 3. The central portions of each bail are connected with eachother by means of a hook G, which is formed as a loop in the wire and isadapted to engage the other bail. To further protect the surface ofpaper, a loop H is formed in the central portion of each bail, saidloops'extending laterally in opposite directions over the paper.

In using my device the hook G is freed from the bail F and the two bailsthrown to one side. The paper is then placed upon the frame with itssticky side up. The bails are then thrown toward the center, the pointsf thereof penetrating-the paper and entering the loops 6. The hook G isthen engaged with the bail F, The paper is thus securely held and is protected againts other objects accidentally dropping thereon and becomingstuck.

The whole device is very simple and cheap in construction and holds thepaper firmly in its extended position, at the same time pro tecting itagainst other objects which might be accidentally dropped thereon.

Having thus fully described myinvention,

I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patentt 1. A fly-paperho1der,comprising a base or frame, two bails pivoted one at each ofopposite edges of said frame, and means for look projecting from theircentral portions into the space between their sides, means for lockingthe bails to each other, and means for securing the paper. to the frame,substantially as described.

A fly-paper holder, comprising a frame formed of wire bent tosubstantially agree in general outline with that of the sheet of paper,and having paper-supporting wires extending across the frame, bailspivoted to the edges of the frame and provided with means by which theymay be interlocked above the frame, both ends of the bails havingpapersecuring points attached thereto and the frame having eyes formedtherein adapted to receive said poiuts,substantially as described.

4. A fly-paper holder, comprising a bentwire frame havingpaper-supporting wires extending across the same, bails pivoted to theedges of the frame and provided with arms projecting from their centralportions into the space between their sides, and with means by whichthey may be interlocked above the frame, the pivot ends of the bailshaving paper-securing points attached thereto and the frame having eyesformed therein adapted to receive said points,substantially asdescribed.

5. A fly-paper holder, comprising a frame of bent wire substantiallyoutlining the sheet of paper and having paper-supporting wires extendingacross the inclosed space, the wire forming the frame being bentdownward at the corner to form legs and the sides of the frame beingbent inwardly to overlap the edges of the paper, bails pivoted to theframe and provided with means for interlocking above the frame, andmeans for clamping the paper between the bails and the frame,substantially as described.

6. A fly-paper holder, comprising a frame of bent wire substantiallyoutlining the sheet of paper and having paper-supporting wires extendingacross the inclosed space, the sides of the frame being bent inwardly tooverlap the edges of the paper, bails pivoted to the frame and providedwith means for interlocking above the frame, the bails and frame beingprovided one with paper-securing teeth or projections, and the otherwith receivingeyes therefor, whereby the paper is engaged and securelyheld, substantially as described.

ROBERT D. SAFFORD. lVitnesses:

H. L. REYNOLDS, EVERARD BOLTON MARsHALL.

